US President Donald Trump(L)speaks next to new national security advisor Robert O'Brien on September 18, 2019, at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California.
US President Donald Trump(L)speaks next to new national security advisor Robert O'Brien on September 18, 2019, at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California.
  • A former Trump advisor says a second Trump term should involve restarting nuclear testing.
  • Nuclear experts pushed back on the idea, warning that it'll lead to a global arms race, among other problems.
  • Nuke testing could prompt Russia and China into nuclear competition.

Donald Trump's former White House national security advisor is arguing that a second term in office should involve restarting US nuclear testing for the first time in over 30 years.